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If you\u2019re flush, you could spend your days schlepping from to one rare-book room to another, hoping to stumble upon a first edition that\u2019s both a worthy investment and an aesthetic treasure. Or you could just go to Amazon and buy one of these recently published e-books, which will, given their pedigree and initial cost, most certainly appreciate in value.<\/p>\n

  • River Flow 2012<\/a> <\/em>($114.98) (\u201ccovers issues such as river hydrodynamics, morphodynamics, and sediment transport\u201d)<\/li>\n
  • The Perils of Gertrude: 1st Peril Special Edition<\/a><\/em> ($199.00)<\/li>\n
  • TRANSHUMAN: (Screenplay)<\/a><\/em> ($200.00)<\/li>\n
  • Moroccan Math Secrets (French Edition)<\/a><\/em> ($200.00)<\/li>\n
  • The Amazon\u2019s Most Expensive Book (Arabic Edition)<\/em><\/a> ($200.00)<\/p>\n
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    (\u201cThis book is one of the most expensive available on Amazon in Kindle version. It does not exist on paper version. It caters to the richest people. Those who can buy it without flinching. It is not for the poor, stingy, or for those who count their money. Therefore, please do not buy this book if you do not have enough money on your bank account. If you are not wealthy but think you can read this book and ask for a refund afterwards, give up immediately, you are not the readership target. Any unusual thing is expensive! This is the law of supply and demand. Only a privileged few can buy and read this book. The others: go your way. Many free books are available for your long winter evenings. However, if you have a lot of money, and if the price of this book does not disturb you more than that, welcome and good reading.\u201d)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n

  • Miscellaneous Thoughts, Volume I<\/a> <\/em>($200.00)<\/li>\n
  • Quay Walls, Second Edition<\/a> <\/em>($247.96)<\/li>\n
  • Proceedings of 2013 4th International Asia Conference on Industrial Engineering and Management Innovation<\/a> <\/em>($319.20)<\/li>\n
  • Ullmann\u2019s Fine Chemicals<\/em> ($347.60)<\/li>\n

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